*Gender Checks are quick examinations of gender representation in individual news articles for the purpose of discovering trends over time. Click here to read more.
Website: Los Angeles Times
On LATimes.com, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 6:25 a.m. (PST) Wednesday, Feb. 22, was titled “Obama wants to cut corporate tax rate to 28% as part of overhaul.”
Here is its breakdown:
Subject: Politics and Government: Domestic politics, government (Global Media Monitoring Project No. 4)
Word count: 422
Author: Male
Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male, U.S. president
Notes/analysis: The article includes a photo of the president by a male photographer.
Website: California Watch
On California Watch, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 6:25 a.m. (PST) Wednesday, Feb. 22, was titled “Mentally ill immigrants trapped in US detention without attorneys.”
Here is its breakdown:
Subject: Social and Legal: Legal system, judiciary, legislation apart from family (Global Media Monitoring Project No. 35)
Word count: 2717
Author: Female
Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male, immigration judge
- Male, detained immigrant with a traumatic brain injury
- Female, attorney
- Female, judge
- Male, principal assistant director of office of immigration litigation
- Female, mother of a legal permanent resident diagnosed with schizophrenia
- Female, spokeswoman
- Male, attorney
- Male, attorney
- Female, judge
Notes/analysis: A photograph with the story features a mother hugging her son after he was released as his father watches. It was taken by a male photographer.
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